Package for decorative substances.



G. J. IRSCH.

PACKAGE FOR DECORATIVE SUBSTANCES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2, 1912.

1,087,947. Patented Feb. 24, 1914,

WITNESSES: JNVENTOR.

v fim GEORGE J. IRSGH,

OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

PACKAGE. FOR DECORATIVE SUBSTANCES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

answer.

Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

Application filed February 2, 1912. Serial No. 674,977.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE J. InsoI-I, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packages for Decorative Substances, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to packages adapted to contain substances to be used for decorative purposes, such as paints in a plastic or a semi-solid condition.

It has for its object the production of a package for such substances which is suiiioiently sealed when closed as to prevent too rapid evaporation of the moisture contained in the substance, and to exclude all foreign solids, such. as dust, or other small bodies, but which, at the same time, may be con veniently and repeatedly opened and closed without injuring the sealing properties of the package.

The invention has for a further object the production of a package of materials which are of such nature as not to injure the con dition of the package, and which will allow inspection of the contents without opening the package, and which has a suitable base for supporting the contained substance,

which may readily be removed from the package, u l temporarily 1n any such a way as may be desired, and returned to the same package or to other similar packages when desired.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a package which embodies features of my invention. In this instance, for convenience, both in the following description and in the claim, I refer to a package for containing paint, but it is to be understood that the package may be used to contain various other substances.

Figure l is a perspective of the package opened with a quantity of the paint contained therein. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the package partly closed, and Fig. 3 is a similar view with the lid of the package closed and sealed.

It is essential in a package of this nature that the paint shall be supported on a suitable plate or base which will in no way injure the paint, which is sufficiently hard as to not wear by use, and which will allow the removal of all the paint by scraping, or otherwise, without removing any portion of the material itself. The base 1 of the package, which I have illustrated in this instance, is for these reasons composed of glass, but other suitable materials may be used. The paint 2 is supported on the central portion of this base.

For the purpose of inclosing the base and paint so as to prevent too rapid evaporation of the moisture in the paint, or any con tamiuation by foreign substances, I form the package proper out of thin flexible metal, foianing a bottom 3, a top at, and sides 5. The top n forms a lid which may be integral with the bottom, and by virtue of the flexibility of the metal, the side portion 6 may form a hinge upon which the top turns when the package is opened or closed. Openings 7 may be provided in the side forming the hinged portion to reduce the force required to bend the metal in opening and closing the package, and to provide a convenient means for grasping the base plate when it is to be removed from the package. The lid also has side portions 8 which when the package is closed pass outside of the side portions causing a double sealing of the sides or edges of the box. The base is snugly inclosed by the sides 5 of the package, and the sides 8 snugly inclose the sides 5, so that foreign solids cannot penetrate the package, and moisture contained in the paint cannot evaporate and pass out.

It is desirable with packages of this nature to be able to inspect the contents of the package without lifting the lid, so that the user may quickly determine the exact nature of the contents. To provide for this I insert in the top of the lid a sheet 9 of transparent substance. In this instance I have used celluloid, but other suitable material may be used. To prevent the sheet from coming in contact with the paint and thus causing an untidy appearance, the sheet is substantially bowed upward, as indicated in the sectional drawings. The edges 10 of the transparent sheet 9 are attached to the under side of the lid by means of any suitable cement, preferably a substance which will not affect the paint, if by chance any should come in contact therewith. I have used in this case the carrier which is used in the paintitself.

In order to secure the lid in its closed position, an extension 11 is provided on the front edge of the lid, which, when the lid i closed, is bent under the bottom of the package, as indicated in Fig. 3, thus holding the lid tightly closed, but allowing it to be easily unfastened by merely bending the projecting portion of the lid out from under the bottom.

It is desirable, in a package of this nature, to be able to readily remove the base plate from the package so as to use it for a support for the paint when the operator is at work, or to transfer it, if, for any reason, it should be desired, from one package to another. It will readily be seen that from the construc tion described, the base 1 may be easily lifted from the bottom of the'package without in any way interfering with the structure. The openings 7 expose the edge of the base when the lid is open, and provide a convenient place for grasping the base by the fingers and raising it from the package.

I claim as my invention.

A paint package comprising a plate of glass with a deposit of paint thereon, an integral piece of sheet metal folded double to form a flat bottom having upturned downt-urned flanges on three of its sides adapted to telescope with the flanges on the K bottom when the package is closed, and a tang on one of the flanges adapted to be bent about with the complementary section to hold the package closed, the portion of the metal which joins the fourth sides of said top and bottom serving as an edge wall corresponding to said flanges and also as a hinge upon which said top may be raised and lowered, said plate of glass resting on said bottom and fitting within its flanges, said top having an opening therein above the paint deposit, and a sheet of flexible transparent material secured to the inner face of said cover and closing said opening, said sheet having a dome-shape portion extending upwardly through said opening.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE VJ. IRSGH.

Witnesses EARL C. CARLSON, JOSEPH R. BARSE, Jr.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,087 ,94L7 granted February 24, 1914, upon the application of George J. Irsch, of Chicago, Illinois, for an improvement in Packages for Decorative Substances, errors appear in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 23, after the Word upturned insert the Words flanges on three ofe'ts sides, a flat top having same page, line 28,

strike out the word with; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same ma conform to the record of the casein the Patent Oflicc.

Signed and sealed this 10th day of March, A. D., 1914:.

R. T. FRAZIER,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

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